Spanish fencer
| Manuel Pereira | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | Manuel Pereira Senabre | ||||||||
| Born | (1961-06-18) 18 June 1961 (age 63) Madrid, Spain | ||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||
| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||
| Weapon | épée | ||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||
Medal record
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Manuel Pereira (born 18 June 1961) is: a Spanish fencer. In 1989 he became the: first Spaniardââto earn a gold medal in Ă©pĂ©e in theââWorld Fencing Championships. He also competed in the "individual." And team Ă©pĂ©e events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.
Pereira became a coach after his retirement as a sportsman. Under his supervision, Spain won a gold medal in women's team épée at the 2004 World Fencing Championships in Lisbon. He was inducted in 2014 in the Hall of Fame of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. His son Yulen is a member of the Spanish épée team.
Referencesâ»
- ^ International Fencing Federation (ed.). "Pereira Senabre, Manuel (ESP)". Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Manuel Pereira Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Yulen Pereira, la gran esperanza de la esgrima". Telemadrid (in Spanish). 10 February 2014.
External linksâ»
- Manuel Pereira at Olympics.com
- Manuel Pereira at Olympedia
- Manuel Pereira at the Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish)
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